Searching for Sea Glass on Prince Edward Island

Located on Canada’s east coast, Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) boasts stunning beaches, pastoral landscapes with lush rolling hills, cozy towns, and exquisite seafood restaurants. Author Lucy Maud Montgomery put the Island on the proverbial world map when she made the Island the setting of her classic novel Anne of Green Gables.

This tranquil photo of French River Fishing Village was taken on one of the few sunny days we experienced while on the Island last summer.

Our Family Connection to the Island:

My husband was born on the Island so we have done the P.E.I. road trip a few times now. This past summer, despite the worst vacation weather experienced to date, we managed to enjoy the Island and all it has to offer—without having to resort to the use of TV and video games.

We toured our favorite spots like the Cows Ice Cream Factory where we savored the best ice cream on the Island, dined at Carr’s Oyster Bar and Restaurant for our usual hearty dose of all things seafood, took in a Ceilidh for the first time, and passed through picturesque Charlottetown on our way to visit with great Island friends. We also walked the Cavendish Boardwalk and made a stop at the one-and-only Toy Factory (made famous with its appearance in Tim Allen’s movie The Santa Clause) to get our shopping fix.

Family Activity: Finding Sea Glass!

Understandably, there was only so much indoor activity our children (aged 6, 8, and 12) could take during this unusually rainy, drizzly vacation. Luckily, we discovered an outdoor activity that everyone could enjoy rain or shine. When the weather was too icky to swim in the ocean, we morphed into beachcombers. We combed the Cumberland area beaches (south shore of the Island) for hours at a stretch searching for sea glass.

Talk about a great family pastime! We found sea glass in practically every color imaginable. We found shades of green, yellow, white, pink, purple, amber, and even a few very-hard-to-find shades of blue (cobalt and cornflower).

Just a sampling of the sea glass treasure we found in the Cumberland area.

Another Family Activity: Reading Together

Another activity that kept us busy during those rainy days? Reading! Our daughter read up to page 150 of her Diary of a Wimpy Kid book. And, I am proud to say that I managed to finish reading a book—a huge accomplishment for me these days.

As a wife and mother of three who writes books, crafts blogs, and works a regular day job, there is very little time left in the day for reading. Reading always was and always will be a guilty pleasure of mine. No matter how busy life gets.

~Anita